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<br>For Christmas I received an interesting present from a good friend - my really own "very popular" book.<br>
<br>"Tech-Splaining for Dummies" (excellent title) bears my name and my picture on its cover, [hb9lc.org](https://www.hb9lc.org/wiki/index.php/User:KathleneDerrick) and it has glowing evaluations.<br>
<br>Yet it was totally composed by [AI](https://bestnbiz.com), with a few [simple prompts](https://www.polymerclayer.net) about me by my pal Janet.<br>
<br>It's an interesting read, and extremely amusing in parts. But it also meanders quite a lot, and is somewhere in between a self-help book and a stream of anecdotes.<br>
<br>It mimics my chatty style of writing, but it's likewise a bit repeated, and really verbose. It might have exceeded Janet's prompts in looking at data about me.<br>
<br>Several sentences start "as a leading technology reporter ..." - [cringe -](https://papachatzisroastery.gr) which could have been scraped from an online bio.<br>
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<br>I'm not asking you to buy my book. Actually you can't - only Janet, who produced it, can purchase any further copies.<br>
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<br>Legally, the copyright comes from the company, however Mr Mashiach worries that the product is intended as a "customised gag gift", and the books do not get [offered](https://transportesorta.com) further.<br>
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<br>It's likewise a bit terrifying if, like me, you write for a living. Not least due to the fact that it most likely took less than a minute to generate, and it does, definitely in some parts, sound similar to me.<br>
<br>Musicians, authors, artists and actors worldwide have expressed alarm about their work being utilized to train generative [AI](https://eventuales.co) tools that then churn out comparable material based upon it.<br>
<br>"We ought to be clear, when we are talking about data here, we really imply human developers' life works," says Ed Newton Rex, [creator](https://adideseuribn.ro) of Fairly Trained, which [campaigns](https://awake-in.com) for [AI](https://aprendizagemavancada.com.br) firms to regard creators' rights.<br>
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<br>Ed Newton Rex describes this as "insanity".<br>
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<br>"All of these things work without going and changing copyright law and destroying the incomes of the nation's creatives," he argues.<br>
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<br>"Creative industries are wealth creators, 2.4 million tasks and a lot of delight," says the Baroness, who is also a consultant to the [Institute](http://reflexologie-aubagne.fr) for Ethics in [AI](https://www.buurtpreventiealmelo.nl) at Oxford University.<br>
<br>"The federal government is undermining one of its finest performing markets on the unclear promise of development."<br>
<br>A government representative stated: "No relocation will be made until we are absolutely confident we have a practical plan that provides each of our goals: increased control for right holders to help them accredit their content, access to premium product to train leading [AI](http://13.57.118.240) designs in the UK, and more openness for ideal holders from [AI](https://philmorrisphotography.com) developers."<br>
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<br>As for me and a profession as an author, I believe that at the minute, [setiathome.berkeley.edu](https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=11822187) if I actually want a "bestseller" I'll still need to compose it myself. If anything, [Tech-Splaining](https://eugo.ro) for Dummies highlights the [current](http://www.suseage.com) [weakness](http://xn--299a15ywuag9yca76m.net) in [generative](http://cgi.www5e.biglobe.ne.jp) [AI](http://dallaspropertytaxconsultants.com) tools for bigger tasks. It is full of inaccuracies and hallucinations, and it can be rather hard to check out in parts because it's so long-winded.<br>
<br>But provided how quickly the tech is progressing, I'm not exactly sure how long I can stay positive that my substantially [slower human](http://www.gz-jj.com) writing and modifying skills, are much better.<br>
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